1586 – Walter Raleigh brings the 1st tobacco to England from Virginia
1944 – Soviet Army frees Majdanek concentration camp
1956 – Jim Laker takes 9-37 in Australia’s 1st innings at Manchester
1970 – Expos beat White Sox 10-6 in the annual Hall of Fame game
1973 – Walter Blum becomes 6th jockey to ride 4,000 winners
1986 – Iraqi jets attack central Iranian city of Arak; Iran threatens missile attack of gulf states supporting Iraq
1990 – White-Russia declares independence
1996 – David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants v Worcs
2003 – 90th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
2012 – Queen Elizabeth II opens the 30th Olympics in London, United Kingdom (with some help from 007)